doubletime

See also: double time and double-time

English edit

Etymology edit

double +‎ time

Noun edit

doubletime (uncountable)

(zoology, molecular biology) A gene in Drosophila melanogaster that produces the DBT protein kinase, used to control circadian rhythm.

Derived terms edit

dbt abbreviation
DBT protein product
dbt^S a mutant allele that shortens the circadian rhythm
dbt^L a mutant allele that lengthens the circadian rhythm
dbt^P a mutant allele that eliminates the circadian rhythm and kills the larva

Verb edit

doubletime (third-person singular simple present doubletimes, present participle doubletiming, simple past and past participle doubletimed)

Alternative form of double-time
- 1979, Gustav Hasford, The Short-Timers, New York: Bantam Books, published 1980, →ISBN, page 57:
  "Doubletime up to the ville and souvenir me one cute orphan, man, but be sure you get a dirty one, a really skuzzy one."